Meaning & Definition of Loose in English
English⟶
Loose
/lus/
verb
1. Grant freedom to
- Free from confinement
synonym:
- free,
- liberate,
- release,
- unloose,
- unloosen,
- loose
2. Turn loose or free from restraint
- "Let loose mines"
- "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
synonym:
- unleash,
- let loose,
- loose
3. Make loose or looser
- "Loosen the tension on a rope"
synonym:
- loosen,
- loose
4. Become loose or looser or less tight
- "The noose loosened"
- "The rope relaxed"
synonym:
- loosen,
- relax,
- loose
adjective
1. Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
- "Loose gravel"
synonym:
- loose
2. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
- "A loose ball"
synonym:
- loose
3. Not tight
- Not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- "Loose clothing"
- "The large shoes were very loose"
synonym:
- loose
4. Not officially recognized or controlled
- "An informal agreement"
- "A loose organization of the local farmers"
synonym:
- informal,
- loose
5. Not literal
- "A loose interpretation of what she had been told"
- "A free translation of the poem"
synonym:
- free,
- loose,
- liberal
6. Emptying easily or excessively
- "Loose bowels"
synonym:
- lax,
- loose
7. Not affixed
- "The stamp came loose"
synonym:
- unaffixed,
- loose
8. Not tense or taut
- "The old man's skin hung loose and grey"
- "Slack and wrinkled skin"
- "Slack sails"
- "A slack rope"
synonym:
- loose,
- slack
9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- "An open texture"
- "A loose weave"
synonym:
- loose,
- open
10. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- "Idle talk"
- "A loose tongue"
synonym:
- idle,
- loose
11. Not carefully arranged in a package
- "A box of loose nails"
synonym:
- loose
12. Having escaped, especially from confinement
- "A convict still at large"
- "Searching for two escaped prisoners"
- "Dogs loose on the streets"
- "Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
synonym:
- at large(p),
- escaped,
- loose,
- on the loose(p)
13. Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- "Her easy virtue"
- "He was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
- "Wanton behavior"
synonym:
- easy,
- light,
- loose,
- promiscuous,
- sluttish,
- wanton
adverb
1. Without restraint
- "Cows in india are running loose"
synonym:
- loose,
- free
Examples of using
It's easy to lose your footing on loose gravel.
Look for it among the loose papers on my desk.
Tom has a loose tooth.